As stated in the given question, the word<em> "pre-historic"</em> means anything that is in the past. "Pre" means before and "historic" means anything that is already gone and done.
Taking into account the given sentence, pre-historic may eventually refer to anything from the past. And with that in mind, a thing from the past can best be referred to as "<em>dinosaurs</em>" for they are already extinct and just 'a thing of the past". Thus, the correct answer is "dinosaurs".
Wiglaf says that his comrades boasted of how brave they would be when Beowulf needed them and that they would give their life if he needed them . In lines it ...